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  1. In October 1883, a paper in the nation’s capital reported that “an Iowa woman has spent seven years embroidering the solar system on a quilt.” Ellen Harding Baker used her stunning quilt to teach astronomy in an era when women could not attend...

    In October 1883, a paper in the nation’s capital reported that “an Iowa woman has spent seven years embroidering the solar system on a quilt.” Ellen Harding Baker used her stunning quilt to teach astronomy in an era when women could not attend college. Click through for details and prints. 

  2. Blue-bellied parrot by the self-taught 18th-century artist Sarah Stone, who created extraordinary natural history paintings of exotic, endangered, and extinct species at a time when neither science nor art were open to women. Click through for more,...

    Blue-bellied parrot by the self-taught 18th-century artist Sarah Stone, who created extraordinary natural history paintings of exotic, endangered, and extinct species at a time when neither science nor art were open to women. Click through for more, and for prints. 

  4. This original piece of art by Debbie Millman accompanies my remembrance of the late, great Oliver Sacks (at the link). I’m donating all proceeds to the Oliver Sacks Foundation.

    This original piece of art by Debbie Millman accompanies my remembrance of the late, great Oliver Sacks (at the link). I’m donating all proceeds to the Oliver Sacks Foundation.

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